The King's Bed
Title | The King's Bed PDF eBook |
Author | Don Jordan |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 309 |
Release | 2015-01-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1405528893 |
To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers and literally hundreds of servants and soldiers. Gossip radiated throughout the kingdom. Charles spent most of his wealth and his intellect on gaining and keeping the company of women, from the lowest sections of society such as the actress Nell Gwyn to the aristocratic Louise de Kérouaille. Some of Charles' women played their part in the affairs of state, colouring the way the nation was run. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh take us inside Charles' palace, where we will meet court favourites, amusing confidants, advisors jockeying for political power, mistresses past and present as well as key figures in his inner circle such as his 'pimpmasters' and his personal pox doctor. The astonishing private life of Charles II reveals much about the man he was and why he lived and ruled as he did. The King's Bed tells the compelling story of a king ruled by his passion.
How to Sleep Alone in a King-size Bed
Title | How to Sleep Alone in a King-size Bed PDF eBook |
Author | Theo Pauline Nestor |
Publisher | Crown Pub |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307346765 |
A memoir of life after divorce describes how the author left her gambling-addict husband and struggled to build a new life for her two young daughters while dealing with the family legacy of divorce and coming to terms with single life and parenthood.
The King Who Wouldn't Sleep
Title | The King Who Wouldn't Sleep PDF eBook |
Author | Debbie Singleton |
Publisher | Andersen Press USA |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2014-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1467744298 |
There once was a king who wouldn't sleep—not even a wink!—until he found the perfect prince for his lovely daughter. Princes came from all around. Not one of them was right. But there was someone else watching with an unexpectedly cunning plan up his not-so-royal sleeve...
Time for Bed
Title | Time for Bed PDF eBook |
Author | Sue King |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2004-04-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780811844017 |
Just wiggling this adorable book up and down makes the moon set, babies bathe, and more! With full-color illustrations and lenticular screens throughout, this action-packed board book is a great way to entertain curious young readers at home or on the go.
A Bed for the King's Daughter
Title | A Bed for the King's Daughter PDF eBook |
Author | Shahla Ujayli |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 57 |
Release | 2021-01-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1477322302 |
A groundbreaking collection of experimental short fiction by award-winning Syrian author and Booker International Prize for Arabic Fiction nominee Shahla Ujayli, A Bed for the King’s Daughter uses surrealism and irony to examine such themes as women’s agency, the decline of collective life and imagination under modernity, and the effects of social and political corruption on daily life. In “The Memoir of Cinderella’s Shoes,” Cinderella uses her famous glass slipper as a weapon in order to take justice into her own hands. In “Tell Me About Surrealism,” an art history professor’s writing assignment reveals the slipperiness of storytelling, and in “Merry Christmas,” the realities of apartheid interfere with one family’s celebration. Through twenty-two short stories, Ujayli animates—with brevity and inventiveness—themes relevant to both the particularities of life in the Arab world and life outside it.
Hotel Design, Planning and Development
Title | Hotel Design, Planning and Development PDF eBook |
Author | Richard H. Penner |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 823 |
Release | 2013-05-07 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 113514088X |
Hotel Design, Planning and Development presents the most significant hotels developed internationally in the last ten years so that you can be well-informed of recent trends. The book outlines essential planning and design considerations based on the latest data, supported by technical information and illustrations, including original plans, so you can really study what works. The authors provide analysis and theory to support each of the major trends they present, highlighting how the designer’s work fits into the industry's development as a whole. Extensive case studies demonstrate how a successful new concept is developed. Hotel Design, Planning and Development gives you a thorough overview of this important and fast-growing sector of the hospitality industry.
The King's Revenge
Title | The King's Revenge PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Walsh |
Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
Pages | 358 |
Release | 2012-08-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0748126546 |
When Charles I was executed, his son Charles II made it his role to search out retribution, producing the biggest manhunt Britain had ever seen, one that would span Europe and America and would last for thirty years. Men who had once been among the most powerful figures in England ended up on the scaffold, on the run, or in fear of the assassin's bullet. History has painted the regicides and their supporters as fanatical Puritans, but among them were remarkable men, including John Milton and Oliver Cromwell. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh bring these remarkable figures and this astonishing story vividly to life an engrossing, bloody tale of plots, spies, betrayal, fear and ambition.